What if I don't want to cancel out the 2 and I now have 1/2 integral 2xsin2x will it still give same answer

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You're right to think about that! Yes, it will still give the same answer.

Here's why:
When you have a constant factor inside an integral, you can move it outside the integral sign.
So, ∫12⋅2xsin⁡(2x) dx\int \frac{1}{2} \cdot 2x \sin(2x) \, dx is equivalent to 12∫2xsin⁡(2x) dx\frac{1}{2} \int 2x \sin(2x) \, dx.

Let's re-examine the term from Step 1 of :

∫v du=∫(12sin⁡(2x))(2x dx)\int v \, du = \int \left(\frac{1}{2}\sin(2x)\right) (2x \, dx)

This is a product of three terms: 12\frac{1}{2}, sin⁡(2x)\sin(2x), and 2x2x.
You can rearrange and factor out constants:

∫12⋅2xsin⁡(2x) dx=∫xsin⁡(2x) dx\int \frac{1}{2} \cdot 2x \sin(2x) \, dx = \int x \sin(2x) \, dx

Or, if you prefer to keep the 12\frac{1}{2} and 2 separate initially:

∫12⋅2xsin⁡(2x) dx=12∫2xsin⁡(2x) dx\int \frac{1}{2} \cdot 2x \sin(2x) \, dx = \frac{1}{2} \int 2x \sin(2x) \, dx

When you then integrate 2xsin⁡(2x)2x \sin(2x) and multiply by 12\frac{1}{2}, you will arrive at the same result as integrating xsin⁡(2x)x \sin(2x) directly. It's just a different way of grouping the constants, but the mathematical outcome remains identical.

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